Name that tune?

FrankT · August 2010

Can anyone please name this tune. Its driving me mad. Its in my head but I haven't a clue what it is. I was doing the Hammer House of Horror them tune when this came into my head.

Beepola mystery tune.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9498358/whatisit.tap

What love to know. :)

Cheers.

P.S.
I'm sure its from an 80's TV series...

dm_boozefreek · August 2010

I listened to it with the intention of trying to help and instead put myself into exactly the same position as you? :evil:

It's very familiar that's for sure? But now I can't tell if it was from a TV show or a game?

You've just ruined my day you have :p

Shiru · August 2010

I'm third here, I know the tune, but can't recall neither name nor where I've heard it (many times for sure).

FrankT · August 2010

I have a vague recollection of hearing it as a kid around midnight, so it could be from an early 80's late night TV program.

I even have the instruments in my head. And for some reason I have the Thames television ditty playing before it (in my head). Dah, dah, dah, dah, dum, doo, dee, daa...

This is what happens if you stayed up all night in your bedroom playing with the speccy in the dark. You get tortured by it years later.

Its holding up my plan for a TV themed beep E.P. Choices of tunes so far are, Hammer House of Horror, The Professionals, The Sweeney, Incredible Hulk.

Hercules · August 2010

Argghhh ! Where have i heard that bloody tune!

...I'm also sure it from some 80's tv series, but as to what it's called, I aint a clue. Come on people, get ya thinking caps on !

FrankT wrote: »

This is what happens if you stayed up all night in your bedroom playing with the speccy in the dark. You get tortured by it years later.

Haha, it comes back to haunt us all :-D

GreenCard · August 2010

It's The Shadows (as in Cliff Richard's old band). Can't remember the name of the song at the mo, but I will...

EDIT: Found it... it's Man Of Mystery by The Shadows.

Hercules · August 2010

GreenCard wrote: »

It's The Shadows (as in Cliff Richard's old band). Can't remember the name of the song at the mo, but I will...

I think your right Greencard. I can hear Hank Marvin's reverb of his fender stratocaster in my head... Come on FrankT being a guitarist I would of thought you would of known :-D

GreenCard · August 2010

Hercules wrote: »

I think your right Greencard. I can hear Hank Marvin's reverb of his fender stratocaster in my head... Come on FrankT being a guitarist I would of thought you would of known :-D

For once I am definately right. :p

I'm a tome of useless music trivia, me. :grin:

dm_boozefreek · August 2010

GreenCard wrote: »

It's The Shadows (as in Cliff Richard's old band). Can't remember the name of the song at the mo, but I will...

EDIT: Found it... it's Man Of Mystery by The Shadows.

Yup it's Man of Mystery by The Shadows

I've just sat and listened to every Shadows tune that sounded like it could've been from a TV Show FBI, The Savage, etc, etc.

EDIT: You must've changed your quote as I was replying, funny that's the exact same vid I watched to find it :lol:

GreenCard · August 2010

dm_boozefreek wrote: »

EDIT: You must've changed your quote as I was replying, funny that's the exact same vid I watched to find it :lol:

Not unless it took you eight minutes to write your reply... :p ;)

FrankT · August 2010

Thank you GreenCard!

Why does it remind me of late night speccy playing?

I had to learn a few Shadows songs for my old band, Apache, Fingle Bunt, FBI and didn't much like playing them. I prefer this tune.

I've searched for man of mystery and tv theme tunes, no luck. Probably a false memory.

GreenCard · August 2010

FrankT wrote: »

Thank you GreenCard!

Why does it remind me of late night speccy playing?

I had to learn a few Shadows songs for my old band, Apache, Fingle Bunt, FBI and didn't much like playing them. I prefer this tune.

I've searched for man of mystery and tv theme tunes, no luck. Probably a false memory.

You're very welcome Frank. :smile:

My last band did a cover of Apache, but more in the style of the Michael Viner version. It was crazy funky. :grin:

I did have a wee look online to see if Man Of Mystery had been used in any TV shows (it does ring that kind of bell with me too), but my search came up empty.

Bandit · August 2010

FrankT wrote: »

I've searched for man of mystery and tv theme tunes, no luck. Probably a false memory.

GreenCard wrote: »

I did have a wee look online to see if Man Of Mystery had been used in any TV shows (it does ring that kind of bell with me too), but my search came up empty.

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

GreenCard · August 2010

Bandit wrote: »

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

Hurrah. And another mystery is solved. Well done Bandit. :smile:

FrankT · August 2010

GreenCard wrote: »

You're very welcome Frank. :smile:

My last band did a cover of Apache, but more in the style of the Michael Viner version. It was crazy funky. :grin:

We used to do quite a few songs in the style of someone else. Rod Stewart's 'I Don't Want to Talk About It', in the style of The Wind Cries Mary by Hendrix and middle section of song with the solo and backing in style of Guns n Roses' November Rain. It all worked perfect. Was one of my favs. :)

Bandit wrote: »

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

Yay!

Knew I'd heard it on tele! :)

GreenCard · August 2010

FrankT wrote: »

We used to do quite a few songs in the style of someone else. Rod Stewart's 'I Don't Want to Talk About It', in the style of The Wind Cries Mary by Hendrix and middle section of song with the solo and backing in style of Guns n Roses' November Rain. It all worked perfect. Was one of my favs. :)

That does sound interesting, I can kind of imagine that working well. That's a bit of a coincidence too really... The Wind Cries Mary was the first song I ever played with my last band. Erm, but it was in the style of Hendrix though. :grin:

We used to make most of our covers either funk or reggae versions... for example, we used to do a great funk version of Talking Heads' Psycho Killer, and a reggae version of Fleetwood Mac's The Chain (which we used to call "Pull The Chain" hehe). Great days. :smile:

FrankT · August 2010

I've got to do these.

Was thinking about doing Streets of San Francisco, but its tricky one to do.
Others to consider are Joe 90, Thunderbirds, Mission Impossible, Hawaii Five 0, Tour of Duty (Paint It Black - Stones).

I'm doing the main theme of each one, then picking a favourite to finish first, depending on how well they turn out.

ccowley · August 2010

FrankT wrote: »

Was thinking about doing Streets of San Francisco, but its tricky one to do.

Graz once asked, many months ago, for a version of the theme tune from UFO. Which I attempted, but failed miserably to do. It seems to be in 33/PI or some such freaky time signature that I couldn't really get my head around...

It's a nice tune though. I suspect you'd probably have more luck with it than I did.

PS. Posted the Shadows tune to my facebook page and got the correct answer back, but not before it was already correctly answered here.

FrankT · August 2010

Just had a quick go at it.

Managed to get the beat right I think. Its a sort of double time 4/4 drum with a 3/4 bass.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9498358/beepola/UFObeat.bbsong
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9498358/beepola/UFObeat.tap

Just one bar, but its a start.

Name that tune?

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